Bryant H. Womack

Bryant Homer Womack
Private First Class Bryant Womack
Born	(1931-05-12)May 12, 1931 Mill Spring, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	March 12, 1952(1952-03-12) (aged 20) Near Sokso-ri, Korea
Buried at	Lebanon Methodist Church Polk County, North Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1950-1952
Rank	Private First Class
Unit	Medical Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Korean War †
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart

Bryant Homer Womack (May 12, 1931 – March 12, 1952) was a United States Army soldier during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 12, 1952. Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is named for him.

Womack was born and raised in Mill Spring, in Polk County, North Carolina. He was the son of George and Julie Womack and had three brothers and one sister. He grew up working as a farm laborer and picked peaches during the summer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding bicycles.

Womack was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950 and sent to Korea as a private first class with the Medical Company of the 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. During a firefight on March 12, 1952, near Sokso-ri, his unit began taking heavy casualties. Womack exposed himself to enemy fire in order to treat wounded soldiers. When he was himself wounded, he refused medical treatment and continued to give aid to others. He was the last soldier to withdraw from the engagement and died of his injuries soon after. He was officially issued the Medal of Honor the next year, on January 12, 1953.

Aged 20 at his death, Womack was buried at Lebanon Methodist Church in his hometown of Mill Spring.

Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Medical Company, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Sokso-ri, Korea, March 12, 1952

Entered service at: Mill Springs, N.C. Birth: Mill Springs, North Carolina